Butcher&#39;s sanitary knife and saw rack



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BUTCHERS SANITARY KNIFE AND SAW RACK Filed May 25, 1938 2 Sheets-Shea; l

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Sept. 24,1940. a GOODWlN 2,215,923

BUTCHER'S SANITARY KNIFE AND SAW RACK Filed May 25, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented Sept. 24, 1940 PATENT. OFFICE a BUTCHERS- SA ITARY KNIFE AND SAW RACK Herbert S. Goodwin, Bushnell, Fla.. Application May 25, 1938, Serial No. 210,085

1 Claim.

and the cleaver and saw used by the butcher may be received so that there will be no waste of time spent in hunting for misplaced implements when the butcher is preparing the various cuts of meat.

An object of my invention is to provide animproved knife and saw rack for butchers, which will be so constructed that the butchers implements may be supported in close proximity to the butchers block, said rack being so constructed that the same may be readilycleaned and kept in a sanitary condition at all times.

Another object of my invention'is to provide an improved knife and .saw rack for butchers comprising an upstanding stand formed with a plurality of knife and cleaver receiving slots, and with an opening in the side of the stand whereby the usual butchers saw may be supported, all of said tools being supported and grouped ,in a small space, thereby making it unnecessary to have the various knives and cleaver, and saw strewn about the butchers block and adjacent counters.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved knife and saw rack for butchers, which will be highly efficient in use, and which will be quite inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved butchers sanitary knife andsaw rack;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.'

In carrying out my invention, I provide a rack or stand generally denoted by the numeral l, and being of inverted V-shape in cross section. This rack is provided with a pair of upwardly the description and inwardly extending supporting frame members 2 and 3 arranged on the opposite sides of said stand. The members are connected at their upper ends to a longitudinally extending head piece or rail 4, and securely clamped together by means of the cross bolts 5 and 6 extending through them.

Disposed about the four sides of the substantially rectangular rack or stand I at the upper and lower ends and intermediate said ends are bracing frame members I, 8 and 9 respectively, the same being secured in any desired manner to the outer surfaces of said frame members 2 and 3.

Metal cover plates ID are secured to opposite sides and to the opposite ends of the stand I in any suitable mar ner, and the four upstanding corners of the stand are provided with metal angle braces II, which are held in position by means of fastening bolts [2, which may also be used to support the metal cover plates in position upon the stand.

Suitable supporting legs I3 are disposed at the four corners of the stand I at the bottom thereof, and serve to support the stand spaced from the floor, above the usual dust and dirt which may be on the floor.

A hard rubber cap or cover member I4 is positioned on top of the stand I, and provided with downwardly extending flanges l5 which overlie the sides of the stand and the sides of the head rail to assist in supporting the cap or cover member in operative position. The cap or cover member I4 is provided with a pair of spaced longitudinally extending implement receiving slots l6 and H, which are alignedwith the slots 3 and I9 formed at the upper end of the stand between the spaced frame members 2 and 3,' whereby butchers knives and cleavers may be inserted blade downwardly through the said slots l6 and i1, withtheir handles supported above the upper surface of the cap or cover member M, in position for ready use by the butcher.

A substantially diamond shaped opening 20 is formed through one side of the stand I adjacent the upper end thereof between the bracing frame members I and 9, and is provided with'a rubber protecting frame 2| arranged about the several sides of said opening, to serve as a buffer when. the butchers saw is-being inserted through the opening 20, and'also to enhance the appearance of the stand. A bracing strip 22 is secured to theinner surfaces of the frame members 3, opposite to the exteriorly positioned frame member 9, and serves to reinforce the lower side of the opening 20, and to provide a bearing for the butchers saw when it is inserted through the said opening in a'downward direction, to engage and seat on a horizontally disposed saw rest 23. This rest is supported by upwardly and outwardly extending clips 24, which engage and seat over the upper edges of the bracing frame members 8 at the lower end of the said rack or stand I.

While I have described and illustrated one form of my improved butchers sanitary knife and saw rack or stand, it Will'be understood that I do not intend to limit myself to this specific construction, as many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I .claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: A rack for housing and protecting butche knives and the like including a metal sheathed frame providing an upwardly tapered stand constituting a housing, said stand having a fiat slotted top embracing and projecting into the stand and opening downwardly into said stand, there being an opening in one wall of the stand, said slots and openings constituting means for receiving and guiding the blade portions of cutting implements when inserted into and withdrawn from the rack and to support the handles of theimplements outside of the stand, a bufier lining the opening in the side of the stand, and an inwardly extended rest detachab-ly mounted within the lower portion of the stand and in position for contact with the lower end of a cutting implement inserted downwardly through the side opening, said stand providing a protective housing "for the cutting portions of the implements'whileseated therein and the bottom of the stand being open.

HERBERT s. GOODWIN. 

